Muslim Reality Show, Under Fire, Denies Charges of Extremism
The cast and producers of “All-American Muslim,” a reality-TV show that has been a lightning rod for controversy, said Wednesday (Dec. 14) they are helping change negative perceptions of Muslims, and rejected criticisms that the show is propaganda that sugarcoats Islam.
“These are our lives. This is what we’ve been doing for years,” said Mike Jaafar, a sheriff’s deputy in the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department, who appears on the show that follows the everyday lives of Muslims in and around Dearborn, Mich.
“The charge of propaganda is based on the fact that the reality of the Muslim American experience does not jibe with their preconceptions of what Islam is,” said Reza Aslan, co-founder of BoomGen Studios, which is helping promote the show.
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Posted December 15, 2011 at 3:37 pm
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One very important point that Muslim Americans seem to miss is that when atrocities are committed in the name of Islam, there is a rather deafening silence from their ranks. It becomes very easy to paint all Muslims as suspect when there is little outcry against those who perpetuate evil under the cover of their religion.
December 15, 10:11 pm | [comment link]